CHAP. 60. The fourth Doctrine (propounded in the 45. Chap∣ter) viz. That God and Christ are exceeding wil∣ing and desirous to be reconciled to sinners.
As though God did beseech you by us, we pray you in Christs stead, be ye reconciled unto God.
You have not in any scripture (that I know) more fully set out a more earnest desire of Jesus Christ to be recon∣ciled unto sinners than here is; this expression is (after the manner of men) to express the earnestness of Gods heart in his desires to be reconcilced to sinners, and that is our point of doctrine, our doctrine shal be the scope of these expressions; (not the very words) but the scope, and the ground of it. It is this.
Doct. 4. That God and Jesus Christ is exceeding willing, and very desirous to be re∣conciled unto sinners.
Now the thing that I am to open to you, is to shew this in the several manifestations of it, several demonstrati∣ons of the willingness, and desire that is in God and Christ to be reconciled unto sinners: and then answer a question about it, why they are not reconciled to God, if God be so willing, and the like, and then for applica∣tion of it.